Friday desk clearing

Channel 5 had Stan Chambers throw the switch to change over to digital TV, making the point that he worked at the station for the entire analog era. Video

LAPD officer Stephanie Lazarus reported her .38 missing a few weeks after the 1986 killing she is charged with carrying out. The murder weapon is a .38. LAT

The Office of Independent Monitor recommended that the federal court consent decree that governs the LAPD be dropped. LAT

Mayor Villaraigosa and Gavin Newsom will both take part in Sunday's L.A. Pride Parade in West Hollywood. City Attorney-elect Carmen Trutanich will ride a Harley. Sausage Factory

Rachelle Spector chats about meeting Phil, refutes the gold digger accusation and reenacts the crime for Sam Rubin on KTLA hoping to prove that her husband Phil did not do the killing. Video

KFI and host Bill Handel apologized for a joke about the Armenian genocide. “We deeply regret the inappropriate comments that were made on Bill Handel’s show last month which deeply hurt the Armenian American community. The comments were wrong,” said Robin Bertolucci, KFI Program Director.